Is the Daily Mail faking comments?

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Charles Arthur makes a compelling case that the Daily Mail is faking positive comments on its website.

Now, I’ve seen members of RBI staff leave comments on our blogs without making explicit who they are, but this level of sock-puppetry is just a bad idea. If you get caught, credibility crumples…

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Adam is a digital journalism lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, a journalist for 30 and teaches audience strategy and engagement at City St George’s, London.

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